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About Mount Charleston

Mount Charleston offers the perfect break from the city streets, burning desert heat and never-ending activities of Las Vegas. Instead, it provides beautiful natural scenery, cool mountain temperatures and blissful peace and quiet. It is a single peak of the Spring Mountain Range, 3,657 metres high and home to a diverse collection of trees as part of the Toiyabe National Forest.

The most popular activity of Mount Charleston is hiking, and with hundreds of kilometres of stunning, natural trails filled with waterfalls, wildflowers and captivating mountainous views, it is easy to see why. Mary Jane Falls, Fletcher Canyon, and Cathedral Rock are all favourites and relatively easy routes suitable for anyone who simply wants to see some spectacular scenery. Wild horses roam the sides of the mountains and wildflowers fill the vast stretches of meadow. With over 200 campsites on Mount Charleston, there are plenty of opportunities to stay overnight and be immersed within this surrounding nature. Log cabins and hotels offer luxurious accommodation, and various facilities provide fine dining, terrace views, spa treatments and wine tasting events in the area.

Located just 56 kilometres out of Las Vegas to the west of the city, Mt Charleston is a short drive away from its closest major city and airport. There are also day trip coaches that leave from Las Vegas on a regular basis. Drivers simply take Route 95 out of the centre of Las Vegas, then follow Route 157 up Mount Charleston, where hotels and accommodations offer specific directions once on the mountain itself.

Mount Charleston is also a great location for winter sports. From fun family ski lessons and tobogganing to black slope routes pushing advanced skiers to their limits in a beautiful location, its popularity has developed from residents wanting a break from nearby Las Vegas and heading to Mount Charleston for its fresh air and natural beauty. The village of Mount Charleston is the most developed area, acting as a base at the bottom of the mountain on its east side, making it a good place to begin a journey further into the wilderness.